New Delhi, Feb 12 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Panaji Zonal Office, today said it has recently filed a chargesheet (prosecution complaint) in a North Goa court against Mohammed Suhail and others in connection of the Goa land grab and money laundering case.
The chargesheet was filed before the Principal District and Sessions Judge, North Goa, Panaji, which has taken cognisance of the matter.
The ED initiated the PMLA investigation based on a chargesheet filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Goa Police.
The ED investigation revealed that Mohammed Suhail, described as a habitual offender allegedly involved in land grabbing cases, hatched a criminal conspiracy to fraudulently transfer the title of a land parcel situated at Anjuna, Bardez, Goa, belonging to the parents of the complainant.
The modus operandi allegedly involved the preparation of forged birth certificates to create a fictitious person, named ‘Malwin G. Lobo’, and forged death certificates of the rightful owners. These fabricated documents were then used to prepare a false deed of succession and subsequently execute a fraudulent power of attorney in favour of an associate of Mohammed Suhail.
The property was later transferred to Suhail’s wife in 2010 and subsequently sold to Shaikh Salim in 2011.
The investigation established that the property was allegedly significantly undervalued to project the proceeds of crime as legitimate. Cash transactions over and above the registered value were allegedly utilised by the accused for personal gain.
Mohammed Suhail was arrested by the ED in 2025.
Further investigation in the matter is ongoing.
